Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election has ended with a costly victory for liberal Judge Susan Crawford, preserving the court’s 4-3 progressive majority. The race shattered spending records, surpassing $100 million as billionaire donors like Elon Musk and George Soros poured money into the contest. Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel, a Trump-endorsed former attorney general, by nearly 9 points in this nonpartisan race that became a proxy war over national political agendas .
sees troubling patterns in this outcome. Outsider financiers hijacked a local judicial race, with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Soros bankrolling Crawford’s campaign while Musk countered with Schimel’s war chest. This election proves liberal activists will spend any amount to control courts that could redraw congressional districts favoring Democrats. Schimel warned voters about judicial activism threatening Wisconsin’s constitutional integrity, but urban Milwaukee and Madison voters overwhelmed rural concerns .
Voter ID requirements drew strong public support despite Democrat objections. A Marquette University poll showed most Wisconsinites back photo identification mandates at the ballot box – common-sense protections against fraud that liberals disingenuously label “disenfranchisement.” The failed constitutional amendment to enshrine ID requirements reveals Democratic leadership’s disconnect from mainstream values of election security .
Texas Rep. Brandon Gill rightly highlights this disconnect on Fox News, noting Democrats lack coherent messaging beyond opposing Trump and Musk. While Schimel campaigned on judicial restraint and Trump’s America First agenda, Crawford weaponized resentment against successful businessmen funding constitutionalist candidates. Conservatives must regroup to counter this well-funded judicial activism threatening states’ rights .
